"I was at such a low point where trusting and distrusting were the same. I no longer cared if I lived or died, or if something happened to my family. I had to take the risk." Read part four of Carmen's story.
"'No!' I said once again, and suddenly, that so-called 'great guy,' who had promised he wouldn't hurt me, turned into a monster." Carmen shares part three of her story.
"Una vez más le dije, '¡No!' Entonces aquel hombre 'muy bueno,' el que me había prometido no hacerme daño, de repente se convirtió en un monstruo." Carmen cuenta la tercera parte de su historia.
"I was anxious and sorry I’d ever agreed to go with them. I didn’t know what to do – here I was in a car speeding down the middle of a highway in a strange place, with strange people. I wanted to cry." Carmen – sex trafficking survivor and Polaris spokesperson – shares part two of her story.
Como parte de la nueva campaña de Polaris, “Únete a la Solución”, consultora y vocera Carmen nos contará su experiencia a través de una serie de cinco entradas. Puedes leer la primera parte hoy.
As part of our new awareness campaign, “Únete a la Solución,” Polaris consultant and spokesperson Carmen is sharing her story in a five-part series. You can read the first part today.
The campaign invites the U.S. Latino and Hispanic communities to learn the signs of this crime and join the fight against the networks that exploit thousands of women and girls from Latin America.
La nueva campaña, “Únete a la Solución”, invita a la comunidad latina de Estados Unidos a tomar acción para prevenir y enfrentar la trata sexual que afecta a miles de mujeres y niñas de América Latina.
Many children fleeing incredible violence in their home countries confront new threats along the way, from both organized criminal groups and individual traffickers who exploit their vulnerabilities. This is Javier and Yessenia's story.
Muchos niños que huyen de una violencia asombrosa en sus países se enfrentan con nuevas amenazas por el camino, tanto de grupos de crimen organizado como de tratantes individuales que explotan su vulnerabilidad. Esta es la historia de Javier y Yessenia
For the last 15 years, we've been battling a blurry image of what human trafficking actually looks like. With The Typology of Modern Slavery, our understanding is coming into sharper focus.
